| "Web advert hijacking is actually nothing new - our researchers have noticed a similar technique in the past where Browser’s toolbars installed by users, had a similar effect," said Finjan’s CTO, Yuval Ben-Itzhak,
According to Ben-Itzhak, the new ad-hijacking trojan is a result of less people installing Browser toolbars, resulting in cybercriminals turning to drive-by infections that do not require users’ intervention to install these trojans.
"This malware may have serious ramifications for operators of smaller websites, whose revenue stream could be crippled by this type of trojan.” |